This is an analysis of the poem Diptyque that begins with:

En une très vieille chapelle
Je sais un diptyque flamand...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa XbbX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 11111010 1110110 10101011 11110110 1101100 11110100 111111 111001 1011101 00111101 1110111 01111011 01010100 101101010 11011 111110 1111001 1001111 0111101 101111 111110 10111101 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Diptyque;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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